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Article 57
 

Entry on the electoral roll of persons who have not declared their place of residence in the Republic of Lithuania or have no valid document confirming their citizenship


1. In order to participate in a relevant election, persons who are eligible to vote but have not declared their place of residence in the Republic of Lithuania or who, for more than one year before the date of the elections, have not held any valid document confirming their citizenship under Article 8(1) and article 8(4), must apply to the electoral committee of their choice for entry on the electoral roll. The procedure for submitting such applications shall be set out by the Central Electoral Commission.


2. For the purposes of presidential elections and elections to the European Parliament, persons eligible to vote who have not declared their place of residence in the Republic of Lithuania may be entered on the electoral roll of any polling station.


3. For the purposes of elections to the Seimas, persons eligible to vote who have not declared their place of residence in the Republic of Lithuania may be entered on the electoral roll of the polling district based on their last declared place of residence in the Republic of Lithuania; alternatively, they may be entered on the electoral roll of any other polling district of the constituency in which the Seimas is located.


4. For the purposes of local elections and mayoral elections, persons eligible to vote who have not declared their place of residence in the Republic of Lithuania may be entered on the electoral roll of any polling district in the municipality of which they are permanent residents.